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Father, stepmother of found boy due in court

Associated Press
7:51 a.m. EDT July 28, 2014

FILE - In this June 27, 2014 file photo, Charles Bothuell IV leaves the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit, Mich., after a court hearing for his wife, Monique Dillard-Bothuell. His 12-year-old son found in his basement after a widely publicized 11-day search was abused by his father and stepmother and forced to rise before dawn for intense workouts of 100 pushups and even more situps, according to Michigan's child-welfare agency. Detailed allegations of physical and mental abuse were filed this week as the state tries to terminate the parental rights of Charlie Bothuell IV. No criminal charges have been filed. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Clarence Tabb, Jr) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT(Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr, AP)

DETROIT – The father and stepmother of a 12-year-old Detroit boy who was found in his basement after an 11-day disappearance are due back in court.

A pretrial hearing is scheduled Monday morning in Wayne County juvenile court for Charlie Bothuell IV and Monique Dillard-Bothuell.

The state wants to terminate the couple's rights to two other children and the father's rights to Charlie Bothuell V. The boy is living with his biological mother. The younger children — ages 4 years and 11 months — have been placed with relatives.